Posts by WendyLeigh White
Safe & Sound Protocol, SSP
What is the Safe & Sound Protocol, SSP? You can only access “rest, digest & heal” and “connection to yourself, others, and something greater” (principles that guide my practicing of naturopathic medicine) from a place of safety. The Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) helps you find your safety. “A non-invasive listening therapy for your client’s…
Read MoreHuman living…
Have you heard people say that you aren’t a human doing, that you are a human being as an explanation for why you need to slow down and just ‘be’ more often? I like that explanation, but it only takes us so far. How can you live in your life of responsibilities of work, finances,…
Read MoreNarrow mainstream media, medicine worldview
The narrow mainstream media and medicine worldview drains me. I’m tired of hearing so much about “us” against “them” in politics, medicine, finances, social standing, etc. I never quite fall in either extreme category which makes me feel like a leper all around. We are designed as social creatures, so what others think about us…
Read MoreEveryday choices DO make a difference!
I attended an AWESOME continuing education conference this past weekend with the topic of viruses and vaccines (current events focused). The speaker was someone that I trust greatly (she was the person who recruited me to teach at NUNM a handful of years ago), Heather Zwickey, PhD (immunologist). The course, as a whole, covered the…
Read MoreWhat is a healing crisis?
I’ve been cleaning my office and my files…I came across a homework assignment from my Naturopathic Philosophy class, 11/03/03. That was over 17 years ago, my daughter was three and a half, and I was in my first year of naturopathic medical school. “What is a healing crisis? How to deal with a healing crisis……
Read MoreWorried about your weight?
Are you worried about your weight? It’s just a number on a scale; your weight says NOTHING about your health… As an example, what assumptions do you make when you look at someone’s body size? If they are living in a larger body, do you assume they have cardiovascular or heart disease? High blood pressure?…
Read MoreCold, flu, virus – oh my
During respiratory illness (cold, flu, virus – oh my!), your body’s wisdom creates symptoms (mucous production, cough, fever…). Suppressing these symptoms fights against the healing intelligence of your body. The desired way to recover from a respiratory virus (cold, flu, oh my!) with efficiency is to support your body as best you can. What is…
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